A gladiator could be a slave, a prisoner, or a free man. Whateve his social status, he was a professional fighter, trained in whatever type of combat he followed.
Proximo
He was a gladiator.
he was captured in war
Led a slave revolt
Led a slave revolt
slave, citizen, or soldier
Oliver Reed's final role was in the film Gladiator. He played Proximo, an elderly slave dealer.
Yes, Spartacus was a real gladiator who led a slave revolt against the Roman Republic in 73-71 BC.
Becuase the life of the gladiator was similar to the life of a Spartan grim, tough,and they were often fought other slaves for their freedom. Many fights consisted of an animal and a slave or a heavily armed slave agaisnt a bare armed slave.
spiculus became a gladiator like all other gladiators you get caught doing a crime,be put in prison or become a slave and to fight to your bloody death,
Gladiators status was just above a slave, which in most cases gladiators were slaves.
264 B.C in Rome, but originated from Etruscan funeral slave fights.